Unit 5 The Literature Review

Question 1

research literature can help

Answer 1

identify a research problem and refining questions or hypotheses
»getting oriented to what is and is not known about a topic, to learn what research can best make a contribution
>determining gaps or inconsistencies in a body of research
»identifying relevant theoretical or conceptual framework for a research problem
»gaining insights for interpreting study finding and developing implication

Question 2

quantitative and literature review

Answer 2

can inspire a new research idea and help to lay the foundation for studies

Question 3

qualitative and literature review

Answer 3

not used often however;
» some viewpoints are associated with qualitative research
»grounded theory typically begins to collect data before examining literature
»phenonmenologist often undertakes a search for relevant materials at the outset of a study
»ethnographers often do not perform a thorough up-front literature review rather to help shape their choice of a cultural problem before going to the field.

Question 4

specific purpose of the review varies depending on the reviewer’s role. few example:

Answer 4

acquiring knowledge on a topic
»evaluating current practices and making recommendation for change
»developing evidence based protocols and intervention to improve clinical practice developing or revising nursing curricula
elaborating policy statement and practice guideline

Question 5

sources for relevant literature review

Answer 5

electronic literature searches (CINAHL, MEDLINE, cochrane database, EMBASE, PsycINFO

Question 6

subject search

Answer 6

a search for references relating to a specific topic

Question 7

text work search

Answer 7

that looks for your specific words in text field of researcher who has worked on a specific research topic

Question 8

author search

Answer 8

looks for specific authors

Question 9

fill in the blank
1. ____ key words and concept
2.identify potential references through electronic or ___manual search
3.____promising references
4. ______ _____for relevance and appropriateness
5.____reference or read____ reference ad take note
6. organize _____ or identify ____reference through ______
7. ____and ___ material
8 write ______

Answer 9

1. identify
2. manual
3. retrieve
4. screen reference
5. discard, relevant
6. reference, new, citation
7. analyze, integrate
8. review

Question 10

Primary source

Answer 10

research report, which description of studies written by the researcher who conducted them

Question 11

secondary

Answer 11

research articles are description of studies prepared by someone other than the original research

Question 12

organize the evidence

Answer 12

author, sample, design, data collection approach. key findings

Question 13

Writing a literature review

Answer 13

~content of a research review
» literature should be summarized in you own words
»reviews should be objective as possible
» the literature review should conclude with a critical summary that recaps keep study findings and indicated how incredible they are
~style of a research review
~ length of a research review
» length depends on several factors such as complexity of the research, questions, the extent of prior research, and the purpose for which the review is being prepared
» literature review in the introduction to research reports demonstrate the need for the new study and provide a context for research questions

Question 14

reading and using existing research reviews

several different types of integrate reviews

Answer 14

~traditional narrative reviews
~meta-analysis- is a technique for integrating quantitative research finding statistically
» instead of participants being the unit of analysis individuals studies are the unit of analysis
~qualitative meta-synthesis - involves integrating qualitative research finding on a specific topic that are themselves interpretive syntheses of data

Question 15

literature review question to consder

Answer 15

Is there a logical order to the presentation of the themes?
Are all the references relevant to the research problem?
Do the references seem current or are some outdated?
Does the author indicate what is not known about the topic as well as what is?
Does the review seem biased?
Is there an abundance of quotes and little paraphrasing?
does the review seem thorough
does the review rely on appropriate material
is there review merely a summary of existing work
is the review well organized
does the review use appropriate language
of the review is part of a research report for a new study, does the review support the need for the study.